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Hi Keith, sorry you got such a rough reception here. I haven't visited this 
site in awhile, and I guess this thread gives a good example why. Your horses 
are beautiful. I used to ride a Walker, he was too much horse for me but they 
are fast and strong. Endurance is a great sport, but you'll see all kinds here. 
Some of the people can get a little rough.

I'll give you an example. This past spring I entered my pony (foolishly, in 
hindsight) at the Sheltowee ride at Cave Run. For a variety of reasons which I 
won't go into here, I decided that this was not his day (or mine, for that 
matter), so I cut trail and went back to camp. He was fine, I was fine, I just 
didn't want to go on with him. I was greeted with slack-jawed amazement, and 
when one of the other riders came in, she looked me in the eye and called me a 
quitter.

So there you have it. You're either a quitter or you're running your horse into 
the ground. :) Don't go away, they're not all like that, from either spectrum. 
The hours you spend bonding with your horse will more than make up for a 
sometimes cool reception. But a tough hide also helps. :)) We all can learn 
from each other, that's the beauty of riding. The more we learn, the less we 
know. Come ride the Daniel Boone forest. It's beautiful.

Regards,
Virginia Goodman
Kentucky


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